double-wide

noun

dou·​ble-wide ˌdə-bəl-ˈwīd How to pronounce double-wide (audio)
: a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length

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In a news release shared with PEOPLE, Lacey Fire District Three described the residence as a double-wide mobile home. David Chiu, People.com, 28 May 2025 Right now, the town’s fire department is operating out of a double-wide trailer from the Army Corps of Engineers, Smathers said. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025 Santa’s Pub This quirky karaoke bar in a double-wide trailer is unique in many ways, not least of which is that it’s festively decorated for Christmas year-round. Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025 Padilla, who had a violent past, was a transient and would sometimes stay at his parents’ backyard shed for their double-wide trailer home at 7850 Slater Ave., near Beach Boulevard, Madera said. City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-wide

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-wide was in 1966

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“Double-wide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-wide. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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